Security

It’s a tried-and-tested method of stealing personal data and ripping people off, and it’s still bait that catches out people hook, line and sinker. Below, Total Business benefits from expert insight from Austen Clark, Managing Director of Clark Integrated Technologies, who discusses the best ways to avoid scams, especially as a business with a lot…

Whilst data breaches can result in substantial fines that can hit company finances hard, they have many, often more immediate, impacts. The truth is you are likely not quite ready to handle a data breach. Below Total Business hears from Sandra Bell, Head of Resilience Consulting, Sungard Availability Services, on the necessary steps to take.…

An increased focus on compliance risks detracting businesses from making investments to protect their organisation against fraud, according to new research by TransUnion.
The research, part of which forms the Fraud Fortress report, revealed that compliance is the area most commonly expected to drive increased expenditure (64%), potentially at…

Following the recent revelation of a large-scale data breach suffered by British Airways (BA), reportedly affecting 380,000 of its customers, Julia Seary, Partner at Roythornes Solicitors, discusses with Total Business how organisations can prevent a data breach as well as protect themselves if such an issue takes place.
When news broke that…

Mimecast Limited recently announced the availability of its latest quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), an aggregated report of tests that measure the efficacy of widely used email security systems.
As part of the cumulative assessments, Mimecast has inspected more than 142 million emails that have passed through organizations’…

By Ajit Patel, CEO of Siccura
The value and volume of digital data is increasing at a prolific rate. Analysts from IDC predict that by 2025, world digital data levels will reach 163 zettabytes (that’s one trillion gigabytes). Every day, individuals leave a data bread crumb trail behind them.
This is precisely why data is so valuable…

By Geoff Forsyth, Chief Technical Officer at PCI Pal
If your company takes card payments from customers over the phone, you are responsible for keeping that data as safe and secure as possible – not just to protect your customers but to protect your business as well.
Contact centres represent the sharp end of communication for many…

By Caroline Lancelot-Miltgen, Professor at Audencia Business School
It is almost three months now since the European Parliament in Brussels introduced the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) developed by the European Union. GDPR makes companies accountable for the use they make of personal data of all European citizens.…

Chris Ross is an SVP at Barracuda Networks, a leading provider of data protection and cyber security solutions. Below, Ross looks into the dangers that await online and the benefits of proper cyber security for businesses and peace of mind.
What Dangers are Online?
Terms like ransomware, social engineering, phishing and trojans have…

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